Category Archives: link

A contrarian view to the normal usability crowd on why having a software feature run a few seconds faster actually matters.

Smashing magazine has a list of Unique TV Series Episodes That Inspire Creativity; episodes where the writers jumped out of the usual way of running things and took some risks.

Infographic shows how various billions are (and were) spent. Somehow easier to understand visually.

A rather geeky explanation of how a programmer created an application that takes a photograph of a sudoku puzzle, and imports it onto the iPhone: iPhone Sudoku Grab: How does it all work?

Foam monster, meet your lost hand.

Interactive graph / movie showing the History of the Australian Internet

Currently doing the rounds is this whimsical, rambling, illustrated portrait of the life of Benjamin Franklin.

Short Paul Graham essay on the difference between a maker’s schedule and a manager’s schedule. The difference? How you handle meetings.

How to write a killer direct response ad – an unusually practical list (normally the people who write these would like you to do their expensive course).

menuBlog has a Spanish Dining Guide – a list of terms that come up in Spanish cooking, and what they mean.